TYL commits to youth development

The
vice president of The Youth League (TYL) has said that the movement is
comprised of young patriots, who are united with a common passion to contribute
meaningfully to the development of The Gambia.

Momodou
Bah was speaking recently at the launch of the movement, at a colorful ceremony
held at the American Corner along Kairaba Avenue.

The
Youth League, he said, main objectives are to breach the uncommunicative nature
that prevails between the government and the civilians; were civic
sensitization becomes the central pillar in spreading positive message to the
populace.

Bah
also highlighted that the members of the movement are committed to inspiring
generation of Gambian youth so as to cultivate a desire of readiness and
portray a real sense of patriotism and commitment towards national
development.

For his part, Dr Ismaila Ceesay, Senior
Political Science lecturer at the University of The Gambia called on young
people to play a lead role in consolidating peace, democracy and development in
the country.

Dr
Ceesay maintained that the role of young people is to find solution to the
problem of under development and consolidate peace in The Gambia.

The government, he said, is spending money on
bullet proof while patients are dying at the hospital lack of blood bags.

Dr Ceesay also noted that there are numbers of students at the University of The
Gambia, who are sent homes because they don’t pay their tuitions.

Hon.
Halifa Sallah, member for Serrekunda Central, reminded youth about their
crucial role as citizen. Hon. Sallah recalled that The Gambia gain its
independence in 1970 and it became a sovereign state that is how citizenship
emerged.